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University of Miami School of Business

Academic ProgramsAt the School of Business Administration, the curriculum provides a decidedly flexible framework for learning. A variety of teaching methods are utilized: lecture, discussion, case method, and team projects. Classes are small in order to encourage exchange of ideas between...Academic ProgramsAt the School of Business Administration, the curriculum provides a decidedly flexible framework for learning. A variety of teaching methods are utilized: lecture, discussion, case method, and team projects. Classes are small in order to encourage exchange of ideas between teacher and student, and among students.More Less

University of Miami Students Say...

The University of Miami offers cultural diversity and a “strong connection to [the] Latin American business environment” as well as highly regarded “programs in leadership and international studies.” “If you want to end up doing business in Lat Am, this is the school to go to.” Students who arrive...The University of Miami offers cultural diversity and a “strong connection to [the] Latin American business environment” as well as highly regarded “programs in leadership and international studies.” “If you want to end up doing business in Lat Am, this is the school to go to.” Students who arrive here uncertain of their career objectives can take comfort in the unusually broad range of options open to them. In addition to the expected full-time and executive MBA options, UM also offers an Executive MBA in health sector management and policy, an MD/MBA, and even a unique Spanish-language-only Global Executive MBA.Each term gives students an intense six weeks of studies. Life is “very fast paced, especially with the four term scheduling, but this keeps the content fresh and the students interested.” Weeklong breaks between terms provide “relief” from the “rigorous” schedule in which students can recharge and gear up for the next session.Students esteem the school for its “high caliber students” and “exquisite professors,” many of whom “come from [the] private sector and work as consultants to high profile companies.” The “professors are always ready to help you,” and the experience and expertise they have in regards to today’s hottest, most relevant topics enables them to give students “only the best academic experience at UM.” There are also “opportunities for students to work with faculty outside of [the] classroom on interesting research projects.”Motivated students and professors are backed by a committed administration that “is very well run and does a great job [of] listening to students and aiming to exceed their expectations.” Other strengths mentioned by students include the school’s location in Miami which provides “local business opportunities in a growing market,” the “many computer labs available,” the “international student body,” “the variety of things to do” at UM, and the “strong alumni connection.” “There is a strong focus on encouraging students to not only find careers within [an] organization, but to find their entrepreneurial spirit and start something on their own, or better yet with their classmates. The environment fosters great partnerships given all the teamwork exercises we do.”Although finding jobs after graduation in Latin America may not be a problem, students suggested that expanding career placement services to other parts of the world could stand improvement. “The career center also needs to focus on finding jobs for the international students.”More Less

The School of Business recycles all white paper and the university recently made it easier for faculty, staff, students, and visitors to part with their bottles and cans when they’re out and about, converting half of the campus’s 160 garbage bins into recycling containers. The concrete recycle bins and trash cans are now paired up, with recycle bins designated by a blue ring on the top.

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The School of Business has replaced all light bulbs and ballasts in its entire complex, using smaller electronic ballast fluorescent lighting fixtures that emit just as much light as larger bulbs but use far less energy. On/off occupancy sensors were also installed in the buildings.

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The School’s MBA students have the opportunity to participate in competitions related to the environment. The School partners with the South Florida chapter of the Project Management Institute (PMI) for one such competition. In one case, MBA students had to develop a project management plan for a recycling initiative in the fictional South Florida community of Coral Green. The entries had to include plans for project scope, process improvement and management of scheduling, costs, quality, staffing, communication, risk and procurement.